The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-04
,atting averages were held


AT kOkOmO. yesterday, the trenton ROCK Gu D
defeated the Frankfort club. IL TO 10.
Darymple's captancy of the Pittsburgs 10
said to be doing wonders for the nine
At Charlottesville. yesterday, the Rockford
(IlL club defeated the Crawtordsvilles, o toS
At Champaign. ILL.,, yesterday, the Clippers
defeated the bingham club by score of &c to
nothing.
A year ago Boyle, the young catcher Of the
St Louis Browns, was a stove-molder, working
ten hours day.
Moffat left his far-away Colorado town four
days ago TO join the Indianapolis club. He is
expected here to-day or tomorrow.
Leitner. the new pitcher. is very sick but it
10 thought he will be- all right in few days. 1t
was the intention to give him a chance in one OF
the Philadelphia games.
Harry Wright says the Detroits will eventually
win the championship. He prefers that 1t should
be won by an Eastern club, but fears that neither
Boston nor New York will be able to get there.
A base ball critic has named the following as
the best Association nine: Ramsey. pitcher;
herIns. catcher; Smith. short-stop Orr, hrSt
base; Robinson. second base; Lyons, third base
ONeill, left field; Browning, center field; Cork
hill. right field.
On their last trip East the Cincinnati players
received 81 so each everv time they won two
games in any one city President Stems, of the
Cincinnati club, is a man who will give any of
his players a ten-dollar gold piece if they knock
out a hit alta critical point
In the League the system of dividing the gate
receipts that Pittsburg, Indianapolis, Wash
ington and Philadelphia paw. and when visiting
receive. guarantee of $l25 game Chicago,
Detroit. Boston and New Y ork take percentage
of the receipts when playing with each other.
Thomas WEIGH. an old soldier, jumped off a
bridge into the Kaw river at Kansas City. Sun
day. in an attempt to commit suicide because
was defeated, Thomas has set bad example.
II his act should become fashionable with base
ball cranks many cities would soon be almost
depopulated.
T
old, boyish in actions and appearance, and has
a habit of crying, "How's dat?' after delivery
He pitches phenomenally swift ball, but not a
sure one. The uncertainty as to how many
men will get bases balls when he is in the
box has been noticeable during the two years he
has played with the Nyacks.
A play made during the Staten Island
game Monday that Is not often seen. Badford
in the first inning batted foul tip. the ball
rolled up Keenan's mask, and for a moment rest
ed top of his head keenan, did not know
where the ball had gone, and as he jerked his
head back quickly to look for it the ball rolled
off into his hands.
Ward said recently Il would not sign with
Pittsbure any other club where / had any
reason to believe that valuable consideration
had passed between them and New York for
my services-no matter how large or small /
think that it is wrong in principle and
than submit to such a transfer l would leave
the bail field entirely"
A baseball crank who thinks he was also born
a poet. has sprung the following effusion upon
innocent public:
THE short-stop had to hiccough
just as there pccough.
Which it caused him to tumble,
Made the manager grumble
And raised regular kickough"
Indianapolis, in trade, offered tn
Washington club Hackett for Gilmore. The
Washington management accepted the offer
condition that Hackett should not ask for a
larger salary than he is now receiving. Indian
apolis then said that Gilmore need not expect
any more money than the Washington club is
paying him. Gilmore would not consent to the
transfer account of that stipulation.
The following League players have made
eight more three-base hits: Nash, Fogar.y
and Ewing, each; O'Brien. Ryan, Arson, Will
hanson, Fred Carroll and Shomberg, each;
Johnston. ORouke and Dunlap. 10 each; Sulli-
van, Richardson and Denny, IL each; Thomp-
son. Is; Conner, H. Wise, 16. The folio w ing
Johnston, Hines, Fogarty, Dunlap, Rowe, Han
Ion and Shomberg, each: Williamson and
Thorn oson, each; Ewing, Pfefer, Denny and
Richardson, 6 each, Wise, Kelly and Ryan,
each; Morrill, and Wood, each; OBrien, 8;
Brouthers and Conner. 10 each.
President Young thinks the only solution of
the umpire problem to increase the salaries of
umpres to ST.. 500 season with travelling ex-
penses and appoint only men who command
class of men can be secured at this increased
figure, who will be retained throughout the
season, regardless of protests from managers,
unless it can be proven that they totally in
capacitated to remain on the staff. Five in
stead of four men will compose the staff, and
while the odd man is off he will only be paid at
the rate of ST. O00 Whenever umpire is n
jured or deserves a short vacation. the fifth man
slips into harness at a full rate OF compensation